Have You Seen Her Shoes?

I've been following Loten nukkekotipaivakirja for a long time. I can't read a word of her blog but she makes the most amazing little shoes! Just how adorable are these Birkies!


If you haven't visited Lotte, you need to go! After you've seen her shoes, scroll down to see all of the other wonderful things this talented lady makes!

I have been so very impressed by other Finnish miniaturists too. Click here to see a list of them! I could spend a week just walking around these blogs and enjoying the sites!


Minna has a great list of links. I can't begin to name my favorites, but you can probably guess who they are! :D

I'll bet you have some friends from Finland too!

More About Baskets

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! Casey has several basket tutorials on her blog. Check them out if you're wanting to learn different techniques.

I also copied the link that Sylvia and Deni suggested and thought I would share it here.

This is a photo of the kind of basket I would like to make someday! These are not for a beginner I'm sure!

Aren't they pretty?

Here's a very helpful article about basket weaving. The ones I'm interested in are coiled baskets. They seem to be the easiest to make? Woven baskets are nice too.

Here is a basket I found at a yard sale. It is made of tree bark. I used to have tons of baskets in my home, but I found that they are real dust collectors so I got rid of all but my favorites.

I love the simplicity of this basket. Also that it was made from found materials. I'm sure it is quite old. I like that too!

I just found a basket weaver's blog this morning. Nancy Jacobs at Basketmaster's Weaving shares tons of information, videos and photos.

Being the dreamer and NOT the doer here, I just thought I would share these links in case anyone else is thinking about making some baskets. I hope you find them helpful!

Blessings,
Kathi

Inspiration

Inspiration for my beach house comes from many places! This is a photo of one of Edward Hopper's paintings. I love the beautiful way he used light to capture the feeling of a scene.

I've added some links under "Beachy Inspiration" here on my blog. If you love the beach and beach house decor check out some of these great sites!

Blessings, Kathi